Hello Developers!

Hacktoberfest 2024 is here! It’s time to get the open-source contributions started!

Whether you’re a senior Dev or a college student, it’s the best time to make an impact on the open-source community.

How do you know what’s the best to start contributing?

Scoutflo's team and a few open-source contributors have built a platform to make it easier for you to find a project that’s best to begin.

We’ve curated a list of open-source projects for 2024! If this feels short, search through 100+ open-source projects. 🚀

How do I participate in Hacktoberfest?

1. Register anytime between September 23 and October 31
2. Pull/merge requests can be made in any GitHub or GitLab-hosted project that’s participating in Hacktoberfest (look for the “hacktoberfest” topic)
3. Aim to submit four high-quality pull/merge requests between October 1 and October 31, with project maintainers accepting your pull/merge requests for them to count toward your total.

1. Appwrite

Appwrite is an end-to-end backend server for Web, Mobile, and Flutter developers. It abstracts the complexity of common developer tasks behind a simple REST API.

How to contribute

Team size: You can work solo or with a team of up to 4 members.

Project requirements: Your submission must be a brand-new project. Whether it's a web app, a mobile app, a game, or a tool, we want to see something fresh and innovative.

Prizes:
The top team will each walk away with The Appwriter, an exclusive award for the best overall project.

2nd and 3rd-place teams will receive the Appwrite swag kit.

2. Auth0

Auth0 provides an API, libraries, and SDKs that can be used to integrate authentication and authorization functionality into your applications.

How to contribute

Find Open Source Projects: Contribute to any of the featured open source repositories.

Make at Least two contributions: Ensure your pull requests are valid contributions according to Hacktoberfest rules.

Send a confirmation: Once you have two merged or accepted pull requests, send the merge confirmation emails and the Hacktoberfest Digital Badge showing the progress to authtoberfest@auth0.com. Submissions can be sent until 30th November.

Claim your limited edition swag: If you qualify, Auth0 will send you a link to claim a cool Authtoberfest T-shirt from us after validation. Please note that only the first 100 valid submissions will be eligible.

3. MindsDB

MindsDB is the platform for building AI from enterprise data. You can create, serve, and fine-tune models in real-time from your database, vector store, and application data.

How to contribute

Collect credits by completing GitHub issues and redeem them for prizes!

Complete issues like:

• Improve knowledge base integrations
• Improve integrations
• Build an SDK
• Fix bugs
• Perform testing

Prizes: For every 100 credits earned, you will receive one entry into the drawing to win one of three high end Razer™ Blade laptops.

Guidelines for Nomination:

ELIGIBILITY: Any MindsDB contributors with proven work merged that they are willing to maintain.

NOMINATION: Must be nominated by a current MIndsDB employee or community maintainer.

ENGAGEMENT: Active participation in community discussions, forums, and constructive feedback will be taken into account.

4. Ghostfolio

Ghostfolio is a modern web application for managing personal finances. It aggregates your assets and helps you make informed decisions to balance your portfolio or plan future investments.

How to contribute

Ghostfolio has labeled a few issues with hacktoberfest issues for newcomers.

Connect with the team: Slack community or get in touch on X @ghostfolio_.

5. Turbot

Turbot offers cloud professionals insights and automation platforms that helps you build securely and intelligently.

How to contribute

Turbot has marked all of our applicable public GitHub repos with the hacktoberfest topic. If we accept one or more of your PRs, they'll be labeled hacktoberfest-accepted and will count towards the DigitalOcean Hacktoberfest campaign.

Prizes : Turbot is adding it's own swag for contributions to their projects. They will offer unique Turbot stickers and t-shirts for no-code, low-code and high-code contributions.

Conclusion:

Hacktoberfest is the best opportunity to get started with open-source! You can learn new skills, and work with the best developers.

Check the Hacktoberfest official site for guidelines and further instructions. Don't forget to join the official discord server!

What project are you contributing to? Let me know in the comments! 💙